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9.1 Activities of the Sun that Affect Earth

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The photosphere in the Sun's atmosphere is made up of.... which appear as grainy structures

a)

prominence

b)

sunspots

c)

granules

d)

solar flare

2.

A huge loop or arched column of glowing gases over the sunspot

a)

prominence

b)

coronal mass ejection

c)

solar flare

d)

solar wind

3.

Coronal mass ejection is a huge cloud of plasma that erupts from the Sun and often occurs together with prominence

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Sunspots are the dark regions seen on the surface of the Sun.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Sunspots appear...because their temperatures are lower than their surrounding areas

a)

bright

b)

dark

6.

A stunning light that are produce when charged gas particles collide with atoms and molecules in Earth's atmosphere

a)

sunlight

b)

aurora

c)

solar wind

d)

solar flare

7.

The Sun layers are below except:

a)

corona

b)

solar wind

c)

chromosphere

d)

photosphere

8.

The activity of the sunspot seems to appear and disappear according to cycle that lasts 11 years known as

a)

granules

b)

solar flares

c)

solar cycle

d)

prominences

9.

The Sun consists of

a)

hydrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

helium

10.

The speed, temperature and density of the solar wind changes along the course of its movement

a)

true

b)

false